Becker County, Minnesota

• White (non-Hispanic) 30,011 84.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 702 2.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 258 0.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 173 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 2,352 6.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1,644 4.7%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 17 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 186 0.5%

• Under 18 8,231 23.3%
• 18–24 2,544 7.2%
• 25–44 7,552 21.4%
• 45–64 8,965 25.4%
• 65 and over 8,051 22.8%

Median household income

$71,821

90% interval $66,499–$77,143

−$15,299 vs MN · 58th of 87

Below poverty line

12.8%

90% interval 10.9%–14.7%

+3.5 pp vs MN · 15th of 87

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.0%

+0.74 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.1B

0.41% of state

Avg. annual pay

$54,981

Establishments

1,125

• Education & health services 4,627 30.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,603 16.9%
• Manufacturing 2,423 15.8%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,938 12.6%
• Construction 955 6.2%
• Professional & business services 782 5.1%
• Public administration 778 5.1%
• Other services 444 2.9%
• Natural resources & mining 371 2.4%
• Financial activities 357 2.3%
• Information 88 0.6%

Home ownership

77.2%

+5.0 pp vs MN · 59th of 87

Median gross rent

$920

−$360 vs MN · 35th of 87

Owner-occupied

11,123

Renter-occupied

3,287

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $79,682/yr) pays 3.7× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,552/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 14 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 12,961 65.8%
• Democratic 6,435 32.7%
• Other / third-party 300 1.5%

• Spanish 323 1.0%
• German or other West Germanic 118 0.4%
• Chinese 59 0.2%
• Arabic 36 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 25 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 13 0.0%
• Vietnamese 9 0.0%

Households

14,410

Family households

9,203

63.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,556

27.8% of families

Single-mother families

672

7.3% of families

Veterans

2,358

8.7% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 7,153 20.3%
• Catholic 5,810 16.5%
• Mainline Protestant 5,219 14.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 435 1.2%

Health insured

94.2%

±0.7 pp

Uninsured

5.8%

±0.7 pp

20th of 87

With a disability

14.9%

±0.9 pp

23rd of 87

Bachelor's or higher

28.0%

±1.7 pp

−11.4 pp vs MN · 29th of 87

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.6%

90% interval 5.9%–7.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

7th Judicial District Court

Judges

29 (District Court judges per judicial district; counts vintage 2026 mncourts.gov and may shift modestly as the Legislature reallocates seats between districts (Minn. Stat. § 2.724).)

Court seats

Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Foley, Little Falls, Long Prairie, Milaca, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Wadena

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

9

33.2 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

8